Solitude is set to host the 2017 Toyota U.S. Grand Prix/FIS
Snowboard World Cup and FIS Skicross NorAm Cup January 19-22. It's a test event
for the FIS Freestyle, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships scheduled two
years from now in 2019.

Can I watch it live?

The races are wild and woolly with the fast action that
thrills viewers. All races will take place on a course built on Wall Street and
Main Street
and the finish is in the base area adjacent to the Apex Express chairlift and
the Village at Solitude.

You can watch the races from the base. However, to get there
you're encouraged to ride the UTA bus as parking is extremely limited.

A detailed schedule for the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at
Solitude Mountain Resort can be found here.

Explain the events

Boardercross is a snowboard competition in which a four to
six snowboarders race down a course that's typically narrow and includes banked
turns, various jumps, rollers and drops designed to challenge each rider's
ability to stay in control while maintaining maximum speed. Mid-course
collisions are common.

Skicross is a timed racing event and with big-air jumps and
high-banked turns. What sets ski cross apart from other alpine skiing is that four
skiers start simultaneously and attempt to reach the end of the course.

Professional and amateur races are frequently held in the
Cottonwood Canyons, but this is the first time such a major event is scheduled
for Big Cottonwood Canyon.
The event will be the second stop on this season's U.S. Grand Prix tour.

Note. Because of
the events the following slopes will be affected until Wednesday, January 25:
Blue Spruce and Fleet Street are closed. Main Street is partially closed.